The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-10
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CONGRESS-.

| CONGRESS-.
THE Senate on the 31st devoted the great
| er part of the day to consideration OF the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill. After disposing OF
| Sc Of the 104 pages contained in the bill the
| Senate adjourned. In the House Mr.. LAWYER
offered resolution reciting the action of Great
| Britain on the fisheries disputes, the defense
| less condition of the principal ports Of the
| United States and calling on the President for
| information as to what steps are necessary, If
| any, TO provide for this emergency. Referred.
Mr.. BouteIle, OF Maine introduced rcso-
| luton directing the Committee on Foreign Al
| fairs TO report back forthwith the Senate Retail
| iation bill, and Mr.. Lowering. OF Massachusetts,
/ presented resolutions OF the Legislature in
| favor Of the Retaliation bill The Agricultural
Appropriation bill was, after debate passed, and
the House took up the bill for consolidating GER
tain bureaus Of the Navy Department, pending
consideration Of which the House adjourned.
| IN the Senate on February / Mr.. Plumb
presented a petition from citizens Of Kansas
for better mail facilities. A bill was fsvorably
reported from committee 70 credit and pay to
the several States and Territories and TO the
District of Columbia money collected for direct
| taxes under the act OF August 5, 1861. The Sen
ate resumed consideration OF the Sundry
| Civil bill. Many amendments were agreed
| to- among them one by Mr.. Plumb appro-
|
! Fort Scott, Kan, and one of $1,000 for
Nebraska City, Neb. Without disposing Of the
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House the
| Pensions Committee reported adversely the
| bills granting pensions TO the widows of Gener-
| ais Logan and F. p. Blair. At the expiration of
the morning hour the Naval Bureau Consolida-
ton bill was reached, but flibustering pre-
vented any action. The bill regulating pay of
officers Of the army and navy who neglect TO
provide for their families was passed A num-
Der of other bills were passed, none, however,
OF general public interest. Adjourned.
II the Senate on the I'd after discussion
| the bill passed appropriating for immediate use
$1,000 for special distribution of seeds to the
drouth-stricken districts of Texas. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Sundry Civil bill.
1t was debated at length and finally recommend
ed for passage. The House amendments to the
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for military
post near Denver were concurred IN. The
House bill to bridge the Missouri rlver be-
tween Omaha and Council Bluffs passed.
Adjourned. In the House Mr.. Hatch
reported back the Senate bill to establish agri-
cultural experiment stations. Mr.. McAdoo in
troduced bill appropnating s3O,000,000 for the
manufacture by Americans of first-class modern
guns for the navy and seacoast defenses. In
Committee of the Whole the House then pro-
ceeded TO consider the Pleuro-Pneumonia bill.
1t was soon developed that there was no quo
rum, whereupon the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
THE most important thing noted in the
proceedings of the morning session of the Senate
on the Sd was that thirty Senators ian unusual
number) were present at prayers. Senator In
gals resolution discharging the Pensions Com
mittee from further consideration of the bill re-
moving the limitations for application for pen
sions was called up and adopted, and the bill
placed on the calendar. At two o'clock the bill
10 prohibit members Of Congress from acting as
attorneys for subsidized railroads was taken up
Pending debate the Senate went into executive
session and then adjourned 80. In the House
Mr.. Holman reported the Legislative, EXecu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill. The bill
authorizing the appointment of clerks for Sena-
tors and Representatives was tabled. The House
then took up the Pneumonia bill, and
pending its consideration adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 4th the bill to credit
and pay the several States and Territories all
the moneys collected under the direct tax levied
by the act of August 5, 1861, passed with only
one dissenting vote. The bill prohibiting men,
berS of Congress from acting as agents or attor-
neys for subsidized railroads, was then taken
up and long debate ensued, during which the
opponents of the bill offered various amend
ments. The bill was finally passed, ayes, 80;
nays Il. Adjourned e.. In the House the bill
for the retirement of the trade dollar was made
the special order for February y. Private bills
were considered III Committee of the Whole.
An evening session was held at which thirty
pension bills passed. Adjourned.